Time Wont Let Me

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From: [email protected] (Andrew Rogers)
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 1996 00:01:45 -0500
Subject: ./o/outsiders/time_wont_let_me.crd


                          "Time Won't Let Me"
                         (Tom King - Tom Kelly)


Intro:

        [drum roll]

        2X; horns enter second time:

        guitar 1:

         A
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|-----------------|
        (2)--2---0-2-0---|-----------0---3-|
        ---------------2-|-----2---2---2---|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|

         G
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----3---2-3-2-0-|-----0-----0------|(2)
    -----------------|---------2---2----|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|


        guitar 2 (bass more or less doubles this):

         A
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        (2)--2---0-2-0---|---------------0-|
        ---------------4-|-----4---2-4-2---|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|

         G
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----0-----0-----|------------------|(2)
    ---------4---4-2-|-----2---0-2-0----|
    -----------------|------------------|
    -----------------|------------------|

Verse 1:

        A        G       A
        I can't wait forever
               A         G      A
        Even though you want me to
        A        G       A
        I can't wait forever
        A           G         A
        To know if you'll be true

Chorus:

                    A          F#m
        Time won't let me (oh, no)
                    A          F#m
        Time won't let me (oh, no)
                   Bm      C#m   D    E [N.C.]
        Time won't let me...ee...ee...ee
        [1: Wait that long (repeat intro 1X; to Verse 2)]
        [2: Wow! (to solo)]
        [3: Wait that long (to coda)]

Verse 2 (half-length):

        Can't you see I've waited too long
        To love you, to hold you in my arms

        [repeat chorus]

Solo (half-length verse plus last line of chorus):

        A        G        A
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
        A        G        A
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        Bm     C#m     D     E [N.C.]
        Ahhh...ahhh...ahhh...ah!

        [repeat verse 1]

        [repeat chorus]

Coda:

        guitar 1:

         A                F#m
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -2---2---0-2-0---|-----------0-----|
        ---------------2-|-----2---2---2---|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|

        guitar 2:

         A                F#m
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -----------------|-----------------|
        -2---2---0-2-0---|-----------------|
        ---------------4-|-----4---2-4-2---|
        -----------------|-----------------|


             A    F#m                              A
        ...long        It won't let me wait that long
                            F#m
        (wait, wait, wait, wait that long) <- BG vocals continue to end
                                   A
        Hear me baby waitin' that long
        F#m                                  A
        Take me back, I'm comin' back right now
        F#m                             A
        Hear me baby sayin' I'm comin' home

        [double-time]

                                    F#m
        I'm comin' home, oh hear me talkin', pretty baby
                   A                           F#m
        Don't you know I'm comin' back to you, oh!
                                 A
        Oh pretty baby, take me back, I'm comin' back
        F#m                            A
        Open up your arms and take me back, a-here I come [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers